The Nerdrum School. Interview w/ Luke Hillestad (2013)

The former American student, Luke Hillestad, gives an interview about painting technique and the school while working on his grand composition "Imigration."
Jan-Ove Tuv, also a former student, participates together with Nerdrum, Hillestad and others in a philosophical discussion about egocentrism, geocentrism and heliocentrism in painting - a hierarchical system developed by Tuv and Nerdrum.
nerdrummuseum.com
The movie was made by Öde and Bork S. Nerdrum
nerdrumpictures.no

[@rochellelisa7959]

Lucky person to have such a wonderful course of study

[@IngerKarinSivertsen]

Jeg føler meg så ydmyk og andektig når jeg ser hva disse kunstnerne klarer å utføre. Tusen takk for innsyn.

[@JenniferMariePainting]

Thank you for posting this. The hierarchical system is really interesting when thinking about what to paint instead of just how to paint. Luck Hillestad's painting is stunning.

[@macclift9956]

Talent oozing out of every pore! *This* is what the art gestapo wants to ignore? "The wicked envy and hate; it is their way of admiring." - Victor Hugo

[@steveogle3679]

Once you learn the Alchemy of these materials you can take that knowledge anywhere with anything. Matter speaks.

[@JuanFecit]

Gracias por compartirlo.

[@begonalusarretaarrizabalag8445]

Que hermoso... Ojalá fuera más joven para intentar entrar en la escuela.

[@onlytrish1969]

Art imitates life. We hold the palette for our own self portrait.

[@steveogle3679]

A direct reflection of who we are.

[@raulcondelopez6892]

Muy interesante ver el ambiente del estudio y los pintores en los que se inspiran.

[@kingsleysaxon9710]

Good job at making an Odd Nerdrum painting. I think it's a worthwhile undertaking but I agree you'd do well to at some point banish Odd's character's faces with their ketamine dream expressions of such portent, they are specific to Odd's hand, or his world. They are in fact self portraits. Only he can be that Kitsch, although making "self portraits" of Odd Nerdrum is giving the Kitsch event horizon a damned good shove.

[@orgonsolo6291]

Hi Luke and thanks for posting this awesome video on the great master artist Odd Nerdrum, he sure has some refreshing perspectives. Looks like a great school. ! Well put together, with pictures, music, interviews, dialogue.. Excellent!!! - Took a lot of notes, got me thinking - yeah, I tend to look outside the planet. (Y)

[@MrRemorseless]

All the best, Luke :)

[@thanganila809]

its great work

[@hugobertoldi8991]

Que buenooo! Ojala fuese mas joven de edad - no como pintor- y me embarcaria en ser uno mas de ese desafio! Un abrazo!

[@donnycuervo7744]

Nerdrum amo tu trabajo pero te derrumbas cuando te repites a través de tus estudiantes...

[@rodrigoalencar4378]

What's the name of the opera music? Thank you so much!

[@mariaahhhaparicio]

I always saw Nedrum as a reincarnation.. beautiful work btw Hillestad.. you can be a good model also..a beautiful face with a very dark background

[@thesplendidgael3412]

Did like use models for his painting?

[@owenkinsellaart9424]

That music

[@bzxshor67mpts]

wish I had an opportunity to work with Nerdrum.

[@jocegusmao1835]

Odd is genius painter, he morthan rembrand

[@hoenircanute]

If i ever met an extraterrestrial i would ask two questions; 1. Whos your biggest artist? , 2. Whos your best comedian?. If it(her/he) has no answer to either; their civilization is not interesting to me..

[@LCA457]

Daniel le elicary

[@Jay_Sullivan]

This kid might be better than Nerdrum; that painting looked just like a Nerdrum except the faces weren't all Odd. xD

[@menardosabdoval6744]

what is the point of observing 1000 of books .!..." if at the end all his students have the same style" we don't know who is who... anymore.

[@sebastianmelmoth685]

The Nerdrum school takes itself FAR too seriously, and their obsession with Ayn Rand (sigh) makes me question their underlying ethical standards. Nonetheless, when they are silent, they are perfect. They should shhhh and let the art speak.

[@jetsonjoe]

seems sort of a cop out...in that why would you not want to develop something uniquely yours rather than mimicry Nerdrum? Okay that said what you do is really impressive...and a learning curve. Also the powerful effect of simplifying the colour palette...whereby colour when used takes on huge significance and importance....interesting.

[@owcopies123]

jetsonjoe Some artists develop their style over time, maybe he will be one of them. Nevertheless it's a good point you're making, because his painting looks just like Odd's.

[@georgieporgie1791]

C Stevie was definitely an amazing guitarist but a true voice doesn't come from inside a box and he lived in a box created by others.

[@tragicslip]

consensus through competition doesn't preclude perspective or uniqueness but it does dissolve the ego's drive for special treatment.

[@burntt999]

Because they aren’t artist. They’re painters. It’s kinda their ethos. Artist strive for style. They strive for masterworks

[@jetsonjoe]

I suppose you have to start somewhere...and emulating a style or artist you admire is a start...just don't stop there. Learning to trust yourself when painting is really hard as sometimes a painting seems to go somewhere else...and we freak out thinking it is bad or wrong...but there is definitely something going on here....I am trying more and more to look less online for inspiration and using my own source material and working in directions...focusing on values, light, edges...colour, etc...as these elements make the painting interesting...but oh so hard to really do well....but go where the painting is going...trust it...and yourself...less on others...and be careful who you let in during the process and they can derail you so easily...learn to talk to yourself...or write...find a good mentor for awhile...they are usually good for a brief time...as a mentor can harm when meaning to do good...but they should be more of a conversation rather than teach you...find out what you think and feel and what you want to be e

[@hjaltejack888]

Don’t over analyze. You’ll uncover the rampant contradictions. Just let yourself be open to the experience.

[@praaht18]

True kitsch

[@achimborn5850]

All the nerdrum plagiarism here will never amount to anything. They will always be measured by Nerdrum. And Nerdrum is already a real elemental force. It's pretty ridiculous when you see these paintings here that all look like bad Nerdrum paintings.